Happy Spring!!!

Happy Spring! The snow is almost gone here in not so sunny MN today, but it's all good. My boys headed back to school this morning after a long week off for spring break.  So I decided that I would do some stamping :) I have officially scheduled my first workshop/card club.  I decided to do an Easter theme, so I made this little bunny card and will also be doing a basket of some sort, yet to be determined!

Recognize the sketch? Yep, I just flipped Mojo's sketch from last week :) I am thinking of doing an egg in place of the heart maybe.  Anyway thanks for stopping by today.

{{{Hugs}}}

All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless noted!
Stamps: Chocolate Bunny, Well Scripted, Punch Potpourri (hostess set)
Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Early Espresso 
Ink: Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Versa Mark 
Accessories: Regal Rose ribbon, Linen thread

Happy Monday!!! It's Mojo Sketch Day

I can't get enough of the Woodland Walk DSP.  I absolutely love the color combo.  I am so excited that I got to play along with the Mojo Monday Sketch today! Above is my card, and here is the sketch:

For my sentiment, I combined two stamps.  First I stamped live with passion, and then I got out my trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the butterfly and trail on each side of the passion.  I love how it turned out.

The last little detail of my card is the flower.  I punched out a scallop in each of Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake and a circle in Wild Wasabi.  I then crumpled up each of them and pulled them apart so I would have two thinner pieces to work with.  I layered them together and added an Antique brad to the middle.  What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!!! I have two very rambunctious boys home for spring break, so I should probably get them outside.  Have a great day!



{{{Hugs}}}
 

All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless noted!
Stamps: Inspired by Nature, So Happy for You (Sale-a-bration)
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Woodland Walk DSP 
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Antique brad, Linen thread

Spring is on my Mind!!!

As I was shoveling the driveway the other day, I heard a bird singing.  Could this mean that spring is finally coming to MN?  I sure hope so.  We are going on 5 months of snow now, and a lot of it!!! Anyway, I thought about this bird from Nature Walk and had to ink it up. Maybe it will give me more hope for spring :)

I must admit that this was a little out of my norm, but I love how it turned out!!! A lot of distressing involved and a little bit of paper tearing and ta da!!!  Thanks for stopping by :)

{{{Hugs}}}


All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless noted!
Stamps: Nature Walk, So Many Thanks
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Spiral Punch, Linen Thread, Antique Brad

A Simple Thursday Thanks!!!

I saw a super cute owl card created by another demonstrator (I apologize that I don't remember who it was) and decided that I must have that punch.  This card is similar to the one I saw but with my own added flair :)

I think my favorite color right now is Wild Wasabi :) I also love, love, love the crochet ribbon! This card was fun and I hope you like it.  Thanks for stopping by :)


{{Hugs}}


All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless noted!
Stamps: So Happy for You
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla & DSP Woodland Walk
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Two-Step Owl Punch, Two-Step Bird Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Victoria Crochet Trim
Button and black gems for eyes were from my stash of misc. supplies!

Let's Celebrate!!!

Yesterday was my baby boy's birthday!!! I can't believe he turned 6.  He is growing up so fast  and learning so much.  I smile every day just to see him happy.  So he wanted a "real" pet monkey for his birthday, but got this silly little dancing one instead from big brother, which he adores :)

The second bit of exciting news is that I am now officially a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!!!! Yay, this has only been three years in the making.  I guess I finally decided to take the leap and here I am.  I am very excited to get going and start creating and sharing the fun and love of Stanpin' Up! with everyone!!!  My starter kit is HERE!!!! I couldn't wait to get started and so with a birthday boy in the house, I put together this bday card, which is very much like the card in the Idea Book and Catalog on page 54.

Thanks for stopping by.

{{{Hugs}}}

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Party Hearty

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie

Embellishments: Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie Designer Button, Linen Thread

Ladybug Birthday!

I pulled out an oldie but a goodie.  This big bloom stamp from Stampin' Up! has always been one of my favorites!!! Sometimes it is challenging to come up with new designs. My niece loves ladybugs and this came to mind. Here is what I came up with. Simple and oh so cute :)



And I also created a more monochromatic version as well minus the ladybug.

I think that these would make very cut invitaions as well. Thanks for looking :)

Happy July!

Wow, can you believe it is July already? So nothing to share with you today in the stamping world, but some great things personally that I thought I'd share because I am sooooo excited!

Our anniversary weekend was awesome!! The Hilton was so great and relaxing, and the bed was so comfortable to sleep in I could hardly get up. Saturday night we went to see The Count of Monte Cristo on the Centennial Showboat at Harriet Island. It was AWESOME!!! I highly recommend it for anyone in the Twin Cities area :)

Some pictures to share!!! The first one is of the boys ready for a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's!!! They were so excited and had a great time as usual.

Here is a picture of the showboat! It is permanently docked at Harriet Island. We had dinner there also before the show. It was very affordable.

So for our anniversary present to each other along with the getaway we bought a new camera, way excited about that!!!! Our old one was starting to poop out and needed to warm up before we took pictures which is impossible with two very active little boys. Anyway we invested in a good one this time around. We got a Sony cybershot 9 mega pixel and it is awesome. So far only have a great picture of our little Maxie to share, but can't wait to get some good card photos!!! (The previous two pictures were taken with our old camera.) The pictures are so much clearer than our 4 mega pixel and the zoom is amazing.

Next I wanted to share with you that I took my Nursing Assistant certification exam yesterday, and I passed, YEAH!!!!! This is one step closer to actually being accepted into the nursing program and I can actually get back into the work force after staying at home. I am ready to get back out there. So in the next couple of weeks I hope to find a PT job as a certified nursing assistant.

Last, but not least, I wanted to thank a few fellow bloggers for stopping by and leaving such wonderful comments. Please hop on over and check out their blogs as well, they have some truly amazing and very inspirational work.

Sue
Michele
Mel
Beatriz

Thanks ladies!!!

Thanks for visiting today and I will hopefully have some stuff to share soon with my new camera!!!

Holly